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| Waqf Amendment Act hurt sentiments: CM Omar | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 9: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday defended the protests by ruling National Conference MLAs in the legislative assembly over the Waqf Amendment Act, saying the recently enacted law has hurt the sentiments of the majority of the people in the Union Territory.
“Majority of the members of the House were upset with the Waqf Amendment Act and wanted to express themselves in the House. Unfortunately, they did not get the opportunity to put forth their viewpoint on the matter.
“They wanted to represent the sentiments of the Muslim majority region within the assembly. But what cannot be done within the House, we will do it outside it. The bill passed in the parliament has hurt the sentiments of the majority of the people of J&K,” the chief minister told reporters outside the Assembly.
The House was adjourned sine die after proceedings were paralysed for three consecutive days by protests from non-BJP parties against the Speaker disallowing their demand for a discussion on the Waqf issue.
The chief minister said that the party will elaborate on the future course of action it intends to adopt on the Waqf issue.
Abdullah, who missed the last three days of the budget session due to his engagements in Kashmir valley, said “strange things” happened in the assembly where some opposition members spoke against him, an apparent reference to PDP and Peoples Conference leaders who questioned him for hosting Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju during his recent visit to Tulip Garden in Srinagar. |
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